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SCOPUS: SCOPUS is an abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources in the fields of Medicine, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences. The database also provides information on citation analysis for specific articles, authors, and journal metrics.

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Statistics of Income Bulletin - The SOI Bulletin is issued quarterly and "provides the earliest published annual financial statistics obtained from the various types of tax and information returns filed."

EDGAR: The Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its primary purpose is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)The Accounting Standards Team and the Audit and Attest Standards Team sections include Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters to standards organizations, summaries of new technical publications, guidance on emerging issues and other current topics.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)The site provides facts about the FASB, announcements, and other organizational information as well as access to FASB statements, Exposure Drafts, and current issues considered by the Emerging Issues Task Fore (EITF).

Government Auditing StandardsThe "Yellow Book" contains standards for audits of government organizations, programs, activities, and functions, and of government assistance received by contractors, nonprofit organizations, and other non-government organizations.